Couch bed



M. GURSKY Oct. 31, .1944.

COUCH-BED Fi led Aug. 24, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 31, 1944 UNITED STATES PAT T OFFICE COUCH BED Meyer Gursky, New York, N". Y. Application August 24, 1940,. Serial N0..354,0591 3 Claims. ((-31) invention relates g enerall yto beds. More particularly my invention is directed to the type,

of twin couch or day bed disclosed my Patent 2,133,167, dated; October 11, 1938, for Couch bed.

One of the objects: of the present" invention to. provide a. bed. construction of the class described which. shall be characterized by certain improved constructional features representing 'a general advance in the art of bed construction of the. type disclosed in my said Patent 2,133,167.

Another objectof my invention is to provide in av twin bed of the class: described, an auxiliary section, toldabl'e withrespect to the main section and. adapted to be raised or lowered therewith, in combination with novel automatic locking means designed to prevent damage to the bed.

Other obiectsof my invention will in part be obvious inpart hereinafter pointedout.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front-elevational View of a bed constructed in accordance with my invention, with the auxiliary section in folded, ineffective position; 1

Fig. 2. is an end elevaticnal view thereof as seen from the line 2-2 of Fig, 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken substantially on the line 33- of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating the auxiliary bed section in open, efiective position;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 or-Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a; fragmentary front elevational view of the bed shown in Fig; 1, but illustrating a modified form of my invention; and

Fig. '7 is a top plan view of the bed as shown in Fig. 4 With certain parts broken away to disclose the construction thereofi v Referring now in detail to the drawings I have shown. a twin couch or bed of the type shown and described in my said Patent" 2,13-3,l67, comprising a sliding bed section adapted to be nesta-bly disposed underneath a couchmem-ber. not shown in the present application, but which is designated by the. numeral H in Fig. 3 of the drawings of my said prior patent.

The section 20 in this application corresponds to" that designated by the numeral 22 in my said prior patent. 'Ihe'reason the couch member is not shown in the present application is because myinvention is concerned only with an improved construction for the bed section which is adapted to be nested underneath the couch member.

The sliding section 20 comprises a top frame 2f and a bottomrframe 22 disposed below and 1 the rectangular frame 21 aligned with the said top frame. The bottom frame 22 comprisesside rails. 23' and M interconnected by end rails 25 and 26 to form the rectangular'frame fl Each of rails 23' to. 25.. is preferably of angular cross-section, as shown. The top frame 21- comprises side rails 21 and 28 interconnected by ends rails 29 and 30' to form Fixed to the. corners of the bottom frame 22: and extending upwardly therefrom are guide members 31, 38, 39' and 40 of angular cross-section. The said members 31 to: $8 are provided with rollers M at the'l'ower endsthereof' to facilitate themovement of the bed section. 28-. Additional rollers 42 fixed to the bottom t'ramerails 23 and 24 and midway between the rollers M may be provided. The following means are provided for so -interconnecting the top and. bottom frames '2 I and 22 that the topframe 21 may be lowered from the position shown in full lines in Fig. l, tothe dotted Ii-ne position 24. A pair of rigid members 45 and 4B are pivotally mounted by the pivots 41 at thelower ends thereof to each of the rails 23 and M of the bottom frame 22. The upper ends of the members 15. and 46 are provided with pin, projections 48, angularl'y disposed with respect to the members 55' and ii and freely received in elongated slots 49 in the rails 21 and 28 of the top frame 21.

It is thus seen from the above described construction that the top frame 21 will be held at all times in attachment with the bottom frame 22 and cannot be accidentally lifted therefrom, as would be the case in some types of bed constructions heretofore manufactured. At the same time it is noted that the top frame 2| may be Iowered to the dotted line position between the guide members 31 to 40, by rotating the members 4' 5" and 46- in a counterclockwise direction as viewed from Fig. 1. The slots 49 are of suficient length to allow free lateral movement of the pins 48* therein. Bars 50 parallel to the rails 23 and 24 of the bottom frame 22 and spaced therefrom, serve to interconnect each pair of members 45 and 4 6- to cause unitary movement of the said pairs of leg members 45 and 46.

Also interconnecting each pair of corresponding rails 23, 21 and-2t, 28, are a pair of members 5t and 52 arranged in crossed relationship (see Fig. 1) and having their upper ends pivotally fixed to the rails 21 and 28 by the pivots 53, while their lower endsare provided with pin projections 5t freely operating in the slots 55 of the frame rails 23 and 24.

A suitable handle member 56 is provided to c1ockwise rotational'movement of the pairs facilitate the rotational movement of the members 45 and 46 to lower and to raise the top frame 2|. The handle member 56 may be rigidly fixed to one of the leg members, such as, for example, the member 46, as shown in Fig. 1.

The bed section when not in use and when it is disposed underneath the couch section, as in my said. Patent 2,133,167, is incollapsed position as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. After'the section 20 has been slidably moved outwardly from underneath the couch section; the handle 56 is moved from its dotted line position 56' to its full line position. This causes the pairs of members:

and 46 to rotate on their pivots 41, in a clock It is noted that the slots 49 in the rails 21 and 28 and the slots in the rails 23 and 24 limit the members 45 and 46.

To facilitate movement of 1 the pairs of leg members 45 and 46 by normally urging the clockwise rotation thereof, I provide a pair of' springs 60, one end of each spring being fixed to the rails 23 and 24, and the opposite ends of the said springs being fixed to the member 45.

It is thus seen from the above description that the springs 60 will lie along one leg of the channeled rails 23 and 24 when the section 20 is in collapsed position, and thereby will be in a protected position. The direction of the pulling force of th spring 60 will maintain the top frame 2| of the section 26 in raised position.

In accordancewith my invention I have provided the top frame 2| with an auxiliary frame 6| hingedly connected to the frame 2| by the hinges62, which is adapted to be moved from the collapsed position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to the open position shown in Figs. 4 and 8, to provide additional sleeping space. The auxiliary frame 6| comprises-a pair of, sde rails 63 and 64, interconnected by end rails 65 and 66 to form a substantially rectangular frame 6| of the same size as the frame 2|. The frames 2| and 6| are provided with customary springs S and S. To properly support the frame 6| in open position a pairof leg members 61 are pivotally mounted at one of the ends thereof, on the end rails 65 and 66; by the pivots 68. Links 69'pivotally inter-- connected to the legs 61 and to the rails 29 and 36 in the customary manner, by the'pivots ID and H, serve to automatcally swing the legs 61 to open or collapsed position, as desired. The links 69 are also constructed and' arranged so as to.

serve as a safety means to prevent the lowering of the frame 2| while the auxiliary frame 6| is open. If an attempt is made to turn the handle 56 inwardly to lower the frame 2| the links 69 will abut the uprights 38 and 39 as shown in Fig. 4.

If desired, extensons 12 may be fixed to the members 38 and 3 9 to more definitely lie in the path of movement of the links 69.

In addition to the safety device just described for preventing the lowering of the top frame 2| plate 75, when the auxiliary frame 6| is in the lowered position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In such latter position it is not possible to pivotally move the auxiliary frame 6| until the top frame 2| has been raised to effective position for use.

While in Figs. 1 and 2 I hav shown the preferred position for the springs 60, it is understood. that in accordance with my invention the springs 60 may be effectively positioned as shown in Fig. '7. In this form of my invention a spring or a plurality of such springs, may be employed to normally urge the rotational movement of the leg members 45. The spring 80 is fixed at one end thereof to a cross angle bar 8| interconnecting the two members 45 while the opposite end of the spring 86 is fixed to a cross angle bar 82 transversely interconnecting the bottom rails 23 and 24. The structure above described is so designed thatv normally the links 50 clear the cross bar 8|. However, if it is found necessary toinsure such clearance, then su'itable notches may be provided in the cross bar 8| to receive the links 5|), in any well known manner.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have herein described the principle and operation of my invention, together with the apparatus and the construction which I now consider to represent the best embodiment, but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means. Also, while it is designed to use the various features and elements in the combination and relation described, some of these may be altered and others omitted without interfering with the more general results outlined, and the invention extends to such use.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bed section of the character described the combination of a bottom frame, a top frame substantially in alignment therewith, each of said frames comprising s de rails and end rails, each of the sid rails of said top frame being provided with a pair of spaced slotted openings, 2. pair of leg members-pivoted to each of the side rails of said bottom frame, each of such pair of leg members beinginterconnected by a link for simultaneous movement, said leg members being provided with pins freely movable in said slotted openings whereby said top frame may be lowered to substantially overlie said bottom frame upon pivotal movement of any one of said leg members and an auxil ary frame hingedly movable with respect to said top frame and adapted to overlie the same when-in non-extended position, rigid upright members extending upwardly from said bottom frame, .pivotally mounted leg members on said auxiliary frame and links interconnect'ng said last named leg members with said top frame, said upright members being so disposed as to lie in the path of movement of said links to prevent the lowering of the top frame while the auxiliary frame is in extended position. i

2. In a bed section of the character described the combination of a bottom frame, a top frame substantially in alignment therewith, each of said frames comprising side rails and end rails, each of the side rails of said top frame being provided with a pair of spaced slotted openings, a pair of leg members pivoted to each of the side rails of said bottom frame, said leg members being provided with pins freely movable in said slotted openingswhereby said top frame may be lowered to substantiallyoverlie said bottom frame upon pivotal movement of said leg members, a manumatically receive therein said plate when said top frame is in lowered'position to lock the same.

3. In a bed section of the character described, the combination according to claim 2 in which rigid upright members extend upwardly from the bottom frame, and in which leg members are pivotally mounted on said auxiliary frame, links interconnecting said last named leg members with said top frame, said upright members being so disposed as to lie in the path of movement of said links to prevent the lowering of the top frame while the auxiliary frame is in extended position.

MEYER GURSKY. 

